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WPTV6 and Brave New Radio won several awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System this weekend.
William Paterson's student-run radio station, "Brave New Radio" has been named as the 'Best College Radio Station' at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Aw...

The latest installment of the Hobart Reality Check: Insights from Insiders series will feature Andrea Grymes, a CBS 2 News anchor who has spent over a decade reporting on local news in New York City and Long Island.
Grymes, who is entering her fifth...

WAYNE, N.J.- With Opening day right around the corner, the William Paterson University baseball team enters the season ranked 5th in the New Jersey Athletic Conference baseball coaches poll. Lead by head coach, Mike Lauterhahn, who is entering his 11th season at the helm, holding a 209-176-5 mark, the Pioneers welcome 17 newcomers this sea...

William Paterson University announced that it will appoint Dr. Richard J. Helldobler as its eighth president, effective July 1, 2018.
Helldobler will replace current the university's current president, Dr. Kathleen Waldron,...

Heavy debate has circulated nationwide regarding gun control, safety procedures in schools and the arming of highly-trained teachers and staff following the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland...

Nearly 800,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have feared loss of benefits and deportation for the past few months. The due date for a deal has passed, however, and no plan is in sight.
In...

For William Paterson University’s junior pitcher Eric Rosenberg, it was while pitching for his hometown of Paramus in 2014 when he had become the newest victim initiated into baseball’s most discomforting fraternity.
“I...